Enrollment
99
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHIRLAND CCSD 134·NCES 173624003750
Shirland C C School
8020 North St, Shirland, IL 61079 · (815) 629-2000 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
36 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 11% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +28.7pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 51.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shirland C C School
Shirland C C School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland C C School this school | 99 | 36.4% | 67.8% |
| Farmersville Elementary School Farmersville | 95 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Raymond Grade School Raymond | 115 | 35.7% | 52.1% |
| Carlock Elementary School Carlock | 111 | 35.1% | 50.7% |
| Paw Paw Elementary School Paw Paw | 87 | 33.3% | 45.0% |
| Tonica Grade School Tonica | 98 | 41.8% | 36.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shirland C C School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #2,336 of 2,419 | #54 of 54 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
99
+7 (+8%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 198
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | 36% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 20% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 25% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 25% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 11 | 10.7:1 | 21% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | 27% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 13 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shirland C C School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (105 to 99); teachers down 8% (12 to 11).
About Shirland C C School
Shirland C C School is an elementary school with a street address in Shirland, Illinois. It reported 99 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 74% lower.
Shirland CCSD 134 is the district for Shirland C C School.
Of every 100 students at Shirland C C School, about 85 are White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Winnebago County is about 66% White. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Shirland C C School are from different groups.
Staffing at Shirland C C School comes to 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.0:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. On the income side, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Winnebago County averages 61%, higher than here.
Shirland C C School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Shirland C C School is +17.3 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.8%, and the predicted rate is 50.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Winnebago County show that the median household earns about $65,837 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Winnebago County, 94 public schools serve about 44,103 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hononegah CHD High School, is about 6.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Shirland C C School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Shirland C C School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Shirland C C School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hononegah CHD High School6.6 mi · 1,814
- Stephen Mack Middle School6.9 mi · 552
- Rockton Elementary School7.1 mi · 518
- Durand Jr High School7.1 mi · 58
- Durand High School7.1 mi · 170
- Durand Elementary School7.1 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Shirland C C SchoolHow many students attend Shirland C C School?
Shirland C C School enrolls approximately 99 students in grades KG-08.
Is Shirland C C School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shirland C C School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Shirland C C School have?
Shirland C C School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Shirland C C School?
Student demographics at Shirland C C School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Shirland C C School in?
Shirland C C School is part of Shirland CCSD 134.
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